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1189 - Henry II King of England (1154-89), dies at age 56.

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1415 - Jan Hus is burned for heresy in Constance, Germany.

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1476 - Regiomontanus [Johannes Müller of Königsberg], dies.

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1483 - England's King Richard III crowned.

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1535 - Sir Thomas More executed in England for treason.

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1687 - Newton publishes "Principia".

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1699 - Captain William Kidd arrested in Boston.

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1747 - Birth of John Paul Jones; naval hero ("I have not yet begun to fight").

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1776 - Declaration of Independence announced on front page of the "PA Evening Gazette".

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1777 - British General Burgoyne captures Fort Ticonderoga from Americans.

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